Planets on the ceiling of the Sala Borgia in the Vatican
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Planets on the ceiling of the Sala Borgia in the Vatican is a 1850 by Carlo Lasinio, depicting Chariot, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows the painted ceiling of the Sala Borgia in the Vatican. The gods and planets swirl in bright colors against dark panels. The room’s real gold and red frames peek around the edges. Carlo Lasinio made this in the early 1800s. He copied the ceiling’s 15th-century frescoes before they faded. That’s why the lines look crisp and the colors stay vivid. If you like this print, check Lasinio, Carlo.
The engraving depicts Mercurius as part of a series reproducing the ceiling frescoes of The Planets in the Appartamenti Borgia at the Vatican, originally executed by Pinturicchio and Giovanni da Udine. Printed on paper around 1850 by Carlo Lasinio, the work reproduces the classical planetary figure within the decorative scheme of the Sala Borgia.
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